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CASE REPORT article

Front. Oncol.
Sec. Gynecological Oncology
Volume 14 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1498631

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) assisted by a rectal Foley catheter for the treatment of recurrent mucinous ovarian cancer: a case report and literature review

Provisionally accepted
Xiaoyin Guo Xiaoyin Guo Wei Liu Wei Liu *Kun Zhou Kun Zhou *Hui Zhu Hui Zhu *Lu Pan Lu Pan *Chunping Feng Chunping Feng *Ling Liu Ling Liu *
  • Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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    Mucinous ovarian cancer (MOC) is characterized by high malignancy, poor prognosis and a high recurrence rate. Surgical adjuvant chemotherapy is the main treatment for MOC. The recurrence rate of advanced mucinous ovarian cancer following surgery is significantly high, with limited efficacious treatment options available. Moreover, chemotherapy alone results in low sensitivity in this context. High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) not only efficiently ablates targeted tumor lesions but also elicits an immune response within the body and increases tumor cell susceptibility to drugs, thus increasing therapeutic effectiveness. We report a case of recurrent mucinous ovarian cancer treated with HIFU combined with chemotherapy, which effectively controlled tumor growth and prolonged patient survival. High-intensity focused ultrasound in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of recurrent and surgically difficult ovarian cancer could provide new treatment strategies.

    Keywords: High-intensity focused ultrasound, mucinous ovarian cancer, tumor recurrence, chemotherapy, combined therapy

    Received: 22 Sep 2024; Accepted: 19 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Guo, Liu, Zhou, Zhu, Pan, Feng and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Wei Liu, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
    Kun Zhou, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
    Hui Zhu, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
    Lu Pan, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
    Chunping Feng, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
    Ling Liu, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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